There are times in life when it is often the trivial things that mean the most to us. This is something that happened to me yesterday.
My parents had just returned from a well-earned two-week holiday in Africa, yet the day after they returned my mother had to attend the funeral of on of her closest friends. A friend she had known since the age of ten.
This year I have only seen my parents for one short afternoon back in May. Over a twelve-month period, I would say that we have had the least amount of physical and verbal communication since the time I was born.
Yet yesterday, the day after the funeral, I spoke to my parents for almost an hour. To some that may not be a lot, but for me, it was.
In fact, it was the longest I had spoken to them this year.
My parents friends are passing away far too much than both they and I would want. I know that they will not be around forever, and I often feel so guilty that we have had such little association this year.
Time is never on our sides and I know there will be days in the future when I not only regret not seeing them more, but also cherishing the small things that we have.
Time is something that we should never take for granted and there is a quote from Bruce Lee that sums up exactly what I feel right now
“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.”
Tomorrow let those whom you love know exactly how you feel, you may never get that opportunity again.
